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EC Coal Mohave County

Greenfield

Mohave County, Arizona · WECC

DC Readiness
58.8
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Coal Mohave County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Mohave County, Arizona, scoring 58.8/100 DC Readiness — 2nd of 275 scored sites in the county. It sits in the WECC grid region and the MOHAVE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh
UtilityMOHAVE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.cooperativemoderate to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionWECC
Queue depth54
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait5.5 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDataBank Las Vegas (LAS1)
IXP distance71.9 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage79.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-west4
Cloud region distance78.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactMohave County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteHUTCHINSONS AUTO REPAIR
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index71.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGoogle
DC distance69.0 mi
Nearest rail13.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.2 mi
Nearest fiber route172.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_reduction)
Commercial electricity13.22¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.83¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,400
Heating degree days1,500
Land price / acre$1,045

Regulatory climate

Restrictivestate posture · as of 2026-08

Sales-tax exemption suspended Jul 2026–Jun 2029; water constraints add scrutiny.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Incentive detail: Government Property Lease Excise Tax (GPLET) for qualified facilities on government land.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC Coal Mohave County compare with other sites in Mohave County?

EC Coal Mohave County ranks 2nd of 275 scored candidate sites in Mohave County. Its 58.8/100 is about 26% above the county average of 46.8. It is about 21% above the Arizona average of 48.5 and about 11% above the national average of 53.2.

Against the Arizona average, its strongest sub-score is water (47 vs 17) and its weakest is natural hazard (68 vs 77). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Coal Mohave County to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DataBank Las Vegas (LAS1) at 71.9 miles. 10 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Google, 69 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Mohave County?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 4.20 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. A Superfund site is nearby (HUTCHINSONS AUTO REPAIR). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Mohave County "Relatively Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
69
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk7%
47
Natural hazard6%
68
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
30
Land / acreage3%
67
Construction cost3%
90
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Mohave County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near EC Coal Mohave County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN301539Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW7.6 yrs63.6
EC Coal Mohave CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.6
PEACOCKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs57.7
MCCONNICOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs56.5
GRIFFITHSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs56.5
UNKNOWN310988Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs56.4
DAVISSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs56.4
MOHAVE ELECTRICSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs56.3

EC Coal Mohave County: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Mohave County?

EC Coal Mohave County scores 58.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 2nd of 275 scored sites in Mohave County. The Mohave County average is 46.8 and the Arizona average is 48.5.

Which electric utility serves EC Coal Mohave County?

MOHAVE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is MOHAVE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE.

What grid region is EC Coal Mohave County in?

EC Coal Mohave County is in the WECC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Coal Mohave County in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC Coal Mohave County?

Parcel records list the owner as NEVADA POWER COMPANY (private land).

How far is EC Coal Mohave County from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is DataBank Las Vegas (LAS1), about 71.9 miles away; 10 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “EC Coal Mohave County, Mohave County, AZ”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/arizona/mohave-county/ec-coal-mohave-county-208218f4 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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